Laurent Baumann

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Building the spatial web at Volumetrics.
Everybody should be able to create mixed-reality experiences!
Currently buildinghttps://volumetrics.io/
Personalhttps://lobau.io
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While we're really focused on building the best tools to build for the #spatialweb, someone (us or someone else) needs to completely rethink how we browse spatial web. The #quest browser is a great start, but a 2D first interface just doesn't cut it.

#webxr #mixedreality #spatialcomputing #web #openweb #browser

The Vision Pro’s most important app is Safari, whether Apple likes it or not

Apple is having trouble getting developers like Netflix, Spotify, and YouTube to make apps for its new headset. Instead, devs have embraced Safari and the open web.

The Verge
Imagine a future where disposability was designed out
@genmon @lobau doubled down

Star the repo if you wanna follow along!

https://github.com/Volumetrics-io/mrjs

GitHub - Volumetrics-io/mrjs: An extensible WebComponents library for the Spatial Web

An extensible WebComponents library for the Spatial Web - Volumetrics-io/mrjs

GitHub
Anchoring demo

YouTube

At the intersection of technology and liberal farts

New blog post

https://interconnected.org/home/2024/01/16/fart

What is the fart app for Apple Vision Pro?

Posted on Tuesday 16 Jan 2024. 777 words, 3 links. By Matt Webb.

Interconnected, a blog by Matt Webb

@michael @hanbollar @Leodanenkov

Today:
- more work on the `Picking colors` article.
- discovering and working around more pandoc stupid idiosyncrasies (https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/issues/4737 mostly)
- quick check in with Leo

I will be offline until next Monday, when I will be back at my Campbell desk ✌️

Image alt tag and figcaption should be differentiated · Issue #4737 · jgm/pandoc

As discussed in this thread on the discussion group, the behavior of captioning images is less than ideal for maintaining accessibility. Currently, the bracketed text becomes both the alt tag and t...

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i think people have really forgotten how easy it can be to write html—

<html>
<head>
<title>Super Cool Site</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Hello, bozos.</h1>
<p>I made a website.</p>
</body>
</html>

it's so easy, just do it. don't waste time figuring out how to automate this or make it easier. it's actually very easy to start with. all the tools actually make it more complicated.

remember the rule of hardware design: more moving parts means more places to break. same applies here.

Sounds like we've been talking about a better PC since at least 1995
#xr #vr #pc